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China builds a floating artificial island, self-sufficient and resistant to nuclear explosions

The South China Sea will host an infrastructure capable of redefining the balance in the Indo-Pacific. This project adds to ...
Yahoo

China denies military base ambitions in Pacific Islands

SYDNEY (Reuters) -China's embassy in Fiji denied on Thursday that Beijing wanted a military base or sphere of influence in the Pacific Islands, after Fiji's Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka said islands ...
Post Courier

Pacific ties deepened: Political leadership dialogue maps future cooperation

The fifth China-Pacific Island Countries Political Leadership Dialogue, hosted by the International Department of the CPC ...
Yahoo

Fiji says China military base not welcome as Pacific islands steer between superpowers

SYDNEY (Reuters) -Fiji is opposed to China setting up a military base in the Pacific Islands, Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka said on Wednesday, adding that it did not need such a base to project power ...
The Diplomat

At Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, China-Pacific Islands Relations Steam Ahead

While not groundbreaking, the meeting indicated steady progress towards China’s goal of a “shared future” with Pacific Island countries – including using them as strategic outposts. Solomon Islands’ ...

Pacific islands on front line of future US-China war

Spurred by fears of a China threat, U.S. militarization leaves locals more vulnerable, a Guam-based analyst says.
Honolulu Star-Advertiser

U.S., China battle for control of strategic Pacific island

PALAU, Western Pacific >> The brilliant blue waters, thick foliage and bucolic atmosphere on this seemingly idyllic archipelago deep in the Pacific Ocean belie the key role it now plays in a titanic ...
Reuters

Inside the U.S. battle with China over an island paradise deep in the Pacific

Once the site of ferocious World War Two battles, Palau is again at the epicenter of a geostrategic tussle. America is building radar stations here, while individuals and groups tied to China wage an ...
The Diplomat

The Pacific Islands: America’s Power Vacuum and China’s Offensive

The United States has traditionally provided significant assistance to Pacific island countries. Many of these countries and regions still use the U.S. dollar as their currency and, absent their own ...

Taiwan puts $40 billion toward building a defense dome and buying U.S. weapons

Taipei, Taiwan — Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te on Wednesday announced a special $40 billion budget for arms purchases, ...

Australia builds Pacific tax system to counter China's 'debt-trap diplomacy'

The Albanese government is assisting Pacific island nations to build an upscaled consumption and foreign company tax system that would bolster government revenues and reduce the risk of such countries ...
JSTOR Daily

ISLAND-HOPPING WITH CHINESE CHARACTERISTICS: What the PRC Is Doing in the Pacific Islands, Why It Matters, and Why the Time Has Come to “Block and Build”

China’s engagement with western Pacific island nations and its pursuit of influence over their affairs are driven by its conception of comprehensive national power and a need for reliable access from ...